2021 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN (February)
Costume Design has a lot of consistencies as a category, but not necessarily good ones. Period pieces, be they bodice rippers, the fantasy realm, the... Read More
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2021 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN (February)
Many moves up this month, with News of the World peaking at #2 and Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey re-entering the top 10 after its... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (February)
Sound and fury, signifying…an Oscar nomination? That’s the hope of some of the powerhouse films with complicated sound design in a year largely devoid of... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (February)
While the Oscar shortlist gave us just a few snubs (Hans Zimmer for both Hillbilly Elegy and Wonder Woman 1984) it really opened the door... Read More
Writers Guild of America (WGA) predictions: no land for nomads, messiahs may rise
As one of the strictest guilds in the entertainment industry, quite often the outcome of the Writers Guild nominations (and even wins) isn’t all that... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The race looks promising and bloody
Golden Globe nominations, Screen Actors Guild nominations and the BAFTA longlists all announced within two days of each other this week and gave the shocks... Read More
Hollywood Music in Media winners: ‘News of the World,’ ‘Minari,’ ‘Euphoria,’ ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and more
Winners for the 11th Hollywood Music in Media (HMMA) awards were announced virtually on Wednesday and the scores for the films News of the World... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (January)
The smallest of moves in the top 10 this month, but an important one, with One Night in Miami and The Father switching spots. The... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY (January)
Beginning to feel pretty good about this top five, as it stays the same as last month. I toyed with the idea of Newton Thomas... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN (January)
One of the more potentially open races this season, Oscar-winning and nominated designers like Mark Bridges (News of the World) and Alexandra Byrne (Emma.) will... Read More
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